ANCC Nursing Informatics Certification Review: Questions and Answer

ANCC Nursing Informatics Certification Review:
Questions and Answers


Knowledge discovery in databases - ---correct answer ---An informatics
nurse specialist is working with clinicians to extract implicit and potentially useful
information from the data stored in a warehouse. This is known as:
A. Knowledge discovery in databases
B. Statistical analysis from data
C. Evidence generation from warehoused data
D. Data retrieval and cleansing


False - ---correct answer ---There are no good examples of wisdom in
nursing practice, as it is merely a theoretical concept.
A. True
B. False


All of the above - ---correct answer ---What kind of information might be
included in a clinical practice guideline?
A. Typically written as narrative text
B. Background material and evidence
C. Ranking of strength of evidence
D. All of the above

,Decision support systems - ---correct answer ---Which of the following
use a knowledge base and a set of rules to analyze data and provide
recommendations?
A. Knowledge generators
B. Decision support systems
C. Wisdom wizards
D. Benchmarkers


Clinical Decision Support System - ---correct answer ---CDSS stands for:
A. Corporate Decision Support Silos
B. Clinical Decision Support System
C. Client Decision Support System
D. Customer Service Support System


The use of knowledge to solve problems - ---correct answer ---Wisdom is:
A. Information that is used to identify relationships
B. The recognition of patterns in data
C. The use of knowledge to solve problems
D. The use of Decision Support Systems


Knowledge - ---correct answer ---The next step in complexity above
information is
A. Knowledge
B. Wisdom
C. Compliance
D. Data

,That a DSS leaves the ultimate decision to the decision maker and the ES selects
the best solution - ---correct answer ---These come together in decision
support systems:
A. DSS uses rules and ES uses queries
B. That they are synonymous
C. DSS is a step up, or more complex, than ES
D. That a DSS leaves the ultimate decision to the decision maker and the ES
selects the best solution


That a DSS leaves the ultimate decision to the decision maker and the ES selects
the best solution - ---correct answer ---The major difference between
decision support systems (DSS) and expert systems (ES) is:
A. DSS uses rules and ES uses queries
B. That they are synonymous
C. DSS is a step up, or more complex, than ES
D. That a DSS leaves the ultimate decision to the decision maker and the ES
selects the best solution


Both B & C - ---correct answer ---Benchmarking is:
A.Drawing a line in a doorway at the organization to monitor organizational
growth
B. A way of finding best practices
C. Comparing one organization to another
D. Both B & C

, Chief Information Officer - ---correct answer ---An administrative role
that could be considered within the administration functional area of nursing
informatics is:
A. Chief Information Officer
B. Quality Manager
C. Information Systems Analyst
D. Director of Clinical Informatics


Chief Nursing Informatics Officer - ---correct answer ---The abbreviation
CNIO stands for:
A. Commanding Naval Information Order
B. Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
C. Chief Nursing Interventory Orderer
D. Chief Neonatal Integration Officer


True - ---correct answer ---The CIO (Chief Information Officer) is often
part of the executive management team.
A. True
B. False


False - ---correct answer ---Statistician is the most common role in the
work of Nursing Informatics Specialists.
A. True
B. False